Aren't garnets those wonderful deep-red gemstones you often find in antique jewellery? Well yes, to a certain extent, a deep, warm red indeed being the colour most frequently found in garnets.
Sadly, however, far too few people are aware that the world of the garnets is far more colourful than that.
Spectacular finds, especially in Africa, have enhanced the traditional image of the garnet with a surprising number of hues - even if red does continue to be its principal colour.
Thanks to their rich colour spectrum, garnets today can quite happily keep pace with changes of style and the colour trends of fashion.
Thanks to the new finds, there is a reliable supply of them too. So in fact this gemstone group in particular is one which gives new impetus to the world of jewellery today.
